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Friday, February 13, 2015

Book Review: Where Rivers Part

Author: Kellie Coates Gilbert

Publication Date: February 17, 2015

Publisher: Revell

Series: Texas Gold # 2

Following in her
estranged father's footsteps, Dr. Juliet Ryan has devoted her scientific acumen
to corporate America, providing safe drinking water for millions--and affording
her plenty of perks along the way. Then, without warning, a fast-moving disaster
sweeps Juliet into a whirlpool of corporate scandal and puts lives at risk. As
she scrambles to find answers, Juliet must face her deepest wounds and join
forces with her father to expose a far-reaching conspiracy. Underneath it all,
she struggles to forgive those who betrayed her trust--not least of all her own
father.

Some things she would never forgive.

Just as a hint of light showed up on the dark
horizon, the two weather fronts collided and rain fell from the thunderous sky,
as if heaven too might be overwrought with emotion.

Time stilled while Juliet held her sobbing
father.

The second book in a series that is filled with
fast-paced action, adventure, and a bit of mystery is sure to please as well. Dr.
Juliet Ryan wants to make a name for herself in the food and beverage industry,
and with a prestigious degree from a prestigious university, she has every
advantage to do that. However, when a powerful scandal breaks out, Dr. Ryan is
thrown right into the middle of it and must enlist the help of her estranged
father in order to get to the bottom of the catastrophe. The author, Kellie
Coates Gilbert, clearly knows her way around Texas and writes San Antonio with such
perfection and pizzazz. Reading the author’s note and finding out her
inspiration for writing this novel, I felt even more invested in the story and
wanted to learn more about the author. A truly phenomenal writer.

Dr. Ryan can be a tough character to like at
times while reading. She struggles with forgiveness and has had issues in the
past with her father, so she has things in her life that are left with unresolved
feelings. She can seem hard at times, but it allows her character to appear all
the more real. This book has some intense scenes and brings up issues that
happen all around us. Those issues deal with relationships that she has like
parental relationships, friendships, and even business relationships. She
really had to struggle to get past some of her resentment. She was
inspirational and her story was powerful and I am sure will provide many
readers with some real, raw emotions.

*** A free copy of this book was provided to me
by the publishers at Revell in exchange for my honest review***

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